Localities in the Central Highlands region have taken many measures topreserve and uphold the languages of ethnic minority groups, such asEde, M’nong, K’ho, Ma, Churu, Bana and J’rai.
According tothe Steering Committee for the Central Highlands, the localities haveworked closely with relevant agencies to compile five differentVietnamese-ethnic minority language dictionaries.
The writingand speaking of ethnic languages is also being taught in primary andboarding schools in the areas where many people from ethnic groups live.
The provinces have also collected, compiled and publishedmany bilingual book titles in Vietnamese and ethnic languages and widelyintroduced them to hamlets and villages in the region.
Inaddition, local television stations have increased the quality andquantity of programmes broadcast in ethnic languages. Other forms ofmedia are also aiming to become more accessible.
The VietnamNews Agency has taken part in the efforts by publishing bilingual newsand photography bulletins in Vietnamese and five ethnic minoritylanguages, including Ede and Bana.
The Voice of Vietnam in theregion also produces programmes in Ede, J’rai, Bana, K’ho, Xedang andM’nong, while Vietnamese Television’s VTV5 channel televises all of itsprogrammes in 26 ethnic minority languages, including eight from theCentral Highlands.
Almost 10,000 teachers and officials in theregion have been trained and granted certificates to teach studentsethnic minority languages. A growing number of pupils in Dak Lakprovince alone are joining the courses keeping the languages alive andactively used.
Continuing the trend, Central Highlandslocalities have now been asked by the regional steering committee to getcolleges and universities to set up faculties of ethnic minoritylanguages.-VNA
According tothe Steering Committee for the Central Highlands, the localities haveworked closely with relevant agencies to compile five differentVietnamese-ethnic minority language dictionaries.
The writingand speaking of ethnic languages is also being taught in primary andboarding schools in the areas where many people from ethnic groups live.
The provinces have also collected, compiled and publishedmany bilingual book titles in Vietnamese and ethnic languages and widelyintroduced them to hamlets and villages in the region.
Inaddition, local television stations have increased the quality andquantity of programmes broadcast in ethnic languages. Other forms ofmedia are also aiming to become more accessible.
The VietnamNews Agency has taken part in the efforts by publishing bilingual newsand photography bulletins in Vietnamese and five ethnic minoritylanguages, including Ede and Bana.
The Voice of Vietnam in theregion also produces programmes in Ede, J’rai, Bana, K’ho, Xedang andM’nong, while Vietnamese Television’s VTV5 channel televises all of itsprogrammes in 26 ethnic minority languages, including eight from theCentral Highlands.
Almost 10,000 teachers and officials in theregion have been trained and granted certificates to teach studentsethnic minority languages. A growing number of pupils in Dak Lakprovince alone are joining the courses keeping the languages alive andactively used.
Continuing the trend, Central Highlandslocalities have now been asked by the regional steering committee to getcolleges and universities to set up faculties of ethnic minoritylanguages.-VNA
